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The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday the 31st of January 2026 hosted an impressive delegation of Foreign Ministers of Arab countries, the Secretary General of the League of Arab States and Heads of Arab delegations, who are in New Delhi for the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.

During the meeting, the Prime Minister highlighted the deep and historic people-to-people ties between India and the Arab world, which have continued to inspire and strengthen the relations over the years.

Modi outlined his vision for the India-Arab partnership in the years ahead. He reaffirmed India’s commitment to further deepen cooperation in the and investment, energy, technology, healthcare and other priority areas, for the mutual benefit of the peoples of the countries.

Prime Minister Modi reiterated India’s continued support for the people of Palestine and welcomed ongoing peace efforts, including the Gaza peace plan. He conveyed his appreciation for the important role played by the Arab League in supporting efforts towards regional peace and stability.

This is the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meet that is being hosted by India.

The meeting is being co-chaired by India and the UAE.

The Foreign Ministers’ meeting is happening after a gap of 10 years, the first meeting being held in 2016 in Bahrain.

At the first FMM, the Ministers identified five priority verticals of cooperation: economy, energy, education, media and culture and proposed a set of activities across these verticals.

The 2nd India-Arab FMM is expected to build on our existing cooperation, expanding and deepening this partnership.

India Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting is the highest institutional mechanism driving this partnership, which was formalised in March 2002 when India and League of Arab States (LAS) signed an MoU institutionalizing the process of dialogue.

A Memorandum of Cooperation was signed for the establishment of Arab-India Cooperation Forum during the visit of the then Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa to India in December 2008, which was subsequently revised in 2013 in terms of structural organization. India is an Observer to the League of Arab States, a pan Arab body with 22 member States.

Also this is the first India-Arab FMM to be hosted by India in New Delhi and will see participation by all 22 Arab countries by Foreign Ministers, other Ministers, Ministers of State and other Senior Officials and Arab League.

The IAFMM was preceded by 4th India-Arab Senior Officials’ Meeting which was held on Friday the 30th of January 2026.